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Katie MacBride is a writer whose work has appeared in Vice, Rolling Stone, and Playboy, among other publications.

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Psychedelic Hype Is Hurting More People Than We Realize

BAD TRIP

While much has been made about the power of these drugs to treat pernicious mental health issues, what gets lost are the people who get hurt in the process.

Katie MacBride | Published Nov 25, 2023
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Why New CDC Mask Guidelines May Imperil Frontline Workers

WRONG WAY

“The decisions some of these public health people are making are not getting better. They’re getting worse.”

Katie MacBride | Published Jun 30, 2023

The Hunt for One of the Weirdest COVID Variants Is in
 Ohio?

HOT PURSUIT

Someone in Central Ohio has been shedding virus from a unique COVID variant for up to two years. The race is on to find out who it is.

Katie MacBride | Published Jun 09, 2023

‘The System Is Super F*cked’: Remote Workers Get Vaccines

National Priorities

Remote workers with sometimes vague connections to the medical field are benefitting from what they admit is a broken system.

Katie MacBride | Published Jan 22, 2021

911 Emergency Dispatchers Are Ready to Defund the Police

Dial Tone?

“Shooting a fleeing suspect is not justice. If I sent an officer to a call and this happened, I’d be racked with guilt.”

Katie MacBride | Published Jun 15, 2020

Your Mask May Not Be Enough if COVID-19 Is in the Air

Airborne Menace?

A growing crowd of experts say coronavirus can spread via aerosols, or viral particles produced by talking, breathing, singing, and even exercise.

AD BY The Daily Beast | Published Apr 11, 2020

This Texas Midterm Race Could Change America’s Pot Laws

POT STANDOFF

By Texas law, Mark and Christy Zartler can’t treat their daughter Kara with cannabis. The November midterm between Colin Allred and incumbent Rep. Pete Sessions could change that.

Katie MacBride | Published Sep 24, 2018

Parents Treating Kids With Cannabinoid Oil Could Lose Them

IN A TOUGH PLACE

They gave their six-year-old a couple drops of oil to help treat her epilepsy. Child Protective Services, though, was at their door.

Katie MacBride | Published May 25, 2018

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